boxer has proposed with the national guard. let's sometimes separate the message from the messenger. and this christmas season, let's all recognize, where we're in together. there are some solutions, but it's always about balance. between and amongst, risks and freedoms, we have to fin the right balance and do the things that are going to have an impact on now, not 40 or 50 years into the fwut. >> my day job is covering congress and as wayne la pierre was speaking, i was talking to republicans, pretty avid gun rights supporters, who were shaking their heads saying what was that? they were really disappointed, some of them, not just in the message, but also the tone. one republican told me it was like a time warp. do you think that was a problem? >> well, again, you know, i don't even want to comment about the tone. let's talk about the issue. the issue is what can we as americans do to prevent this kind of horrific tragedy from ever occurring in the future? >> okay. >> i applaud president obama and his -- and vice president bid